FROM THE DESK OF

BRIAN ROSS
January 26, 2014 Dear families and friends of Mr. Beam s !lass, "ree#in$s% I am &ri#in$ you #'is le##er so #'a# I may in#rodu!e myself. My name is Brian Ross, and I am &or(in$ #o&ards my Mas#er s de$ree in #ea!'in$ a# )illame##e *ni+ersi#y. As ,ar# of my ,ro$ram, I am $i+en #'e o,,or#uni#y #o &or( !losely &i#' a men#or #ea!'er in an a!#ual !lassroom se##in$. I 'a+e -een for#una#e enou$' #o -e ,aired &i#' Mr. Beam for #'is ,ur,ose. As a resul#, I 'a+e #'e 'onor of s,endin$ #'e res# of #'is s!'ool year &or(in$ alon$side your !'ild in Mr. Beam s !lassroom. Sin!e I &ill -e s,endin$ #'e ne.# se+eral mon#'s &i#' your !'ild, I #'ou$'# i# &ould -e a,,ro,ria#e for you #o (no& more a-ou# me. /o -e$in, I 'a+e a -eau#iful one0and0a0'alf year old dau$'#er &'o #a(es af#er my &onderful &ife. I am also a Monmou#' na#i+e, 'a+in$ $radua#ed from 1en#ral 2i$' S!'ool in 2001. I re!ei+ed my Ba!'elor s de$ree from #'e *ni+ersi#y of Redlands 3lo!a#ed in Sou#'ern 1alifornia4 in 2005. 6or #'e ,as# si. years, I 'a+e -een li+in$ in Monmou#' and &or(in$ for an a$ri!ul#ural !om,any. Al#'ou$' i# &as a $rea# !areer, I !ame #o reali7e #'a# I &as sim,ly no# ,assiona#e a-ou# #'e &or(. I -elie+e #'a# life is far #oo ,re!ious #o s,end on some#'in$ #'a# one doesn # feel s#ron$ly a-ou#. As a resul#, I lef# my !areer #o ,ursue some#'in$ #'a# I feel is of #'e u#mos# im,or#an!e8 'el,in$ !'ildren reali7e #'eir fulles# ,o#en#ial. /'a# #a(es us #o &'ere I am #oday. As ,ar# of my ,ro$ram s re9uiremen#s, I &ill -e assumin$ some of #'e #ea!'in$ res,onsi-ili#ies in Mr. Beam s !lass. S,e!ifi!ally, I &ill -e #ea!'in$ a $eome#ry uni# in 6e-ruary:Mar!', and #a(in$ lead of #'e !lass durin$ #'e mon#' of A,ril. Mr. Beam &ill !on#inue #o -e in+ol+ed in your !'ild s edu!a#ion, as &ell as mine, #'rou$'ou# -o#' of #'ese ,ro!esses. If you 'a+e any 9ues#ions, !ommen#s, or !on!erns, ,lease do no# 'esi#a#e #o !on#a!# me. I !an -e rea!'ed +ia email a# ross-;&illame##e.edu or -y ,'one a# 350<4 6060<6=1 3Mr. Beam s !lassroom num-er4. /'an( you +ery mu!' for le##in$ me ,ar#ner &i#' you in 'el,in$ your !'ild reali7e 'is:'er #remendous ,o#en#ial. I !onsider i# an 'onor. Sin!erely yours,

Brian Ross